Project info
Eastern Busway - Eleanor Schonell Bridge to South East Busway (completed)
The Eastern Busway provides congestion-free travel with frequent and reliable bus services from the University of Queensland and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge at Dutton Park, to the Boggo Road Urban Village, Princess Alexandra Hospital and the South East Busway at Buranda.
The section from University of Queensland and the Eleanor Schonell Bridge to Princess Alexandra Hospital was formerly known as the Boggo Road Busway, but has been renamed Eastern Busway.
Bus services started operating on this A$366 million project on Monday 3 August 2009.
The busway includes two new stations, a bus stop at Dutton Park and Australia’s longest busway tunnel.
Stations
The Princess Alexandra Hospital station is a multi-level structure that provides direct pedestrian access to the hospital, as well as a cycle way from O’Keefe Street parallel to the station to Kent Street, near the Dutton Park rail station.
Boggo Road station provides interchange opportunities with Park Road rail station and has been designed to integrate well with future developments such as the Boggo Road Urban Village.
Both stations feature full accessibility, high quality urban design, modern landscaping and first-class security features that are monitored around the clock.
Eastern Busway — Buranda to Main Avenue, Coorparoo
This A$465.8 million project will deliver a new 1.05 km busway from the South East Busway at Buranda to Main Avenue, Coorparoo. Funding to acquire properties to Cavendish Road, Coorparoo is also included in this stage of the project.
The busway will include new busway stations at Stones Corner and Langlands Park. Construction commenced in August 2009, and is scheduled to finish in 2012.
Download 3D animation (WMV, 10.02 MB) to see how the Eastern Busway (Buranda to Main Avenue) may look once complete. Please note that this animation is conceptual only and may be subject to change.
Eastern Busway – Main Avenue, Coorparoo to Capalaba
The Eastern Busway will ultimately connect Buranda to Capalaba via Stones Corner, Coorparoo, Camp Hill, Carina, Carindale and Chandler. It will be the eastern link in Brisbane's world-class busway network, reducing travel times for thousands of commuters from all over the eastern suburbs.
The Queensland Government has committed to expanding the Eastern Busway to Main Avenue, Coorparoo. Additional stages between Main Avenue and Capalaba will be delivered in the future, subject to funding and government priorities.
Expression of interest for TOD development
The Queensland Government sought expressions of interest from experienced construction, design and development organisations to partner with the state to deliver the Coorparoo Junction TOD project. A total of seven expressions of interest were received from the development industry. It was confirmed on 14 July 2011 that three proponents have been shortlisted to proceed to the next stage of the procurement process, the design competition. The three shortlisted proponents are:
- Australand Holdings Ltd
- Honeycombes Property Group Pty Ltd
- Leighton Properties (Brisbane) Pty Ltd.
Design competition
The Queensland Government is now commencing the design competition, which is stage 2 of the procurement process, to select a preferred proponent to partner with the state to design and deliver the Coorparoo Junction TOD.
The design competition will provide an opportunity for the three shortlisted proponents to demonstrate their vision for a transit oriented development at Coorparoo Junction and provide design proposals to the Queensland Government for consideration.
More information is available from the Department of Local Government and Planning.
Note: Tenants and traders in government-owned properties at Coorparoo are advised that this EOI and associated future development will be programmed so it will not impact on current leases.
There are currently two stages of the A$777 million Northern Busway being built, with planning underway for further stages to Bracken Ridge.
Northern Busway — Royal Children's Hospital to Windsor (completed)
This 1.2 km busway connects the Inner Northern Busway at Herston to Windsor and includes a new busway station at the Royal Brisbane Women's Hospital.
Environmentally sustainable design features of the new station include rainwater harvesting for station irrigation, bathroom facilities and cleaning; solar-generated power; natural ventilation and lighting; drough-resistant landscaping.
The A$198 million project was completed in August with bus services operating on Monday 3 August 2009.
The Northern Busway from Windsor to Kedron is being delivered with the Airport Link project, and is managed by the Department of Infrastructure and Planning and City North Infrastructure.
This project stage will build a new three kilometre busway, as well as new busway stations at Lutwyche and Kedron.
Construction began in October 2008 and is due for completion in 2012. Visit the Northern Busway Windsor to Kedron website for more information.
Planning for the Northern Busway between Kedron and Bracken Ridge is now underway. Visit the Northern Busway — Kedron to Bracken Ridge website for more information.
Inner Northern Busway
The Inner Northern Busway links Queen Street in Brisbane's CBD to the Royal Children's Hospital. The busway features stations at King George Square, Roma Street, Normanby, the Kelvin Grove campus of the Queensland University of Technology, and the Royal Children's Hospital at Herston.
The A$493 million busway was completed in May 2008.
South East Busway
The South East Busway was the first of a series of busway networks to be developed in south east Queensland.
The first section of South East Busway between the CBD and Woolloongabba opened in September 2000 to coincide with the first match of the Olympic Games Football Tournament at the Brisbane Cricket Ground (the Gabba). The second section between Woolloongabba and Eight Mile Plains opened in April 2001.
An extension to Springwood is now being planned. Visit the South East Busway extension website for more information.
Contact details
Eastern Busway
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easternbusway@tmr.qld.gov.au |
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| Phone: |
3137 8344 |
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| Post: |
(no stamp required)
Eastern Busway Project Team
GPO Box 2439
Brisbane
Queensland 4000 |
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| Interpreter: |
13 14 50 (for people of non-English speaking backgrounds) |
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| TTY: |
13 36 77 (quote 1800 550 277) |
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Northern Busway
| Email: |
team@northernbusway.qld.gov.au |
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| Phone: |
1800 289 210 (freecall) |
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| Interpreter: |
13 14 50 (for people of non-English speaking backgrounds) |
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| TTY: |
13 36 77 (quote 1800 289 210) |
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